This recipe isn't Italian at all, well it might be but I made it up as I went along and the only time I have been to Italy I was ten years old and I went with my dad to collect something and we got arrested for doing a u-turn and I got locked in an office while dad was made to go to a cash point to withdraw cash for a fine... think this was in Rome? I will ask him. Anyway, we ate junk food from a petrol station and got the hell out of there so when I see Jamie Oliver cooking up Italian feasts I create Italian inspired food in my brain and it comes out in recipes like this. Tangent? Yep. Here is the recipe.
You will need:
A Large Saucepan
Olive Oil
2 Onions
3 Garlic Cloves
Chunk of Root Ginger
1 Courgette
2 Peppers
2 Sweet Potatoes
3 Vegetable Stock Cubes
1 Pint of Boiling Water
1 Tin of Tomatoes
4 Tablespoons of Tomato Puree
1 Tin Cannellini Beans
100g Red Lentils
2 Tablespoons of Dried Oregano
Salt and Pepper
This recipe makes enough for 10 generous servings.
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Dried Oregano, Vegetable Stock Cube & Garlic Cloves.
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| Cannellini Beans, Red Lentils, Sweet Potato, Ginger, Courgette, Red & Orange Pepper. |
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| Diced Courgette & Red Pepper |
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| Red Lentils, Ginger & Sweet Potato |
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| Cannellini Beans |
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| 34p Tesco Tinned Plum Tomatoes |
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| At 34p for 6 large plum tomatoes, I think this tin is great value. |
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| Roughly chop the tomatoes (or squish them in your hands & throw them in the pot) |
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| Sweat the chopped onion in Olive Oil |
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| Add the Courgettes & Peppers |
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| Soften the veg and brown the mixture slightly. |
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| Add the grated Ginger. |
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| Add the stock, tinned tomatoes, red lentils & cannellini beans. |
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| Stir well and simmer for an hour. |
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| Leave on a very low heat for as long as you can, 1 hour or longer. |
